"My former wife is a very eccentric woman, which is why I still love her."

-- Jay McInerney

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“The importance of these [college] years for an American cannot be overestimated. They are civilization's only chance to get to him.”
“But myth is something else than an explanation of the world, of history, and of destiny. Myth expresses in terms of the world - that is, of the other world or the second world - the understanding that man has of himself in relation to the foundation and the limit of his existence. Hence to demythologize is to interpret myth, that is, to relate the objective representations of the myth to the self-understanding which is both shown and concealed in it.”
“Conduct yourself in this world as if you are here to stay forever, and yet prepare for eternity as if you are to die tomorrow.”
“I learned that a long walk and calm conversation are an incredible combination if you want to build a bridge.”
“We need the dark to appreciate the light. And the light always returns.”
“The metaphysics of substance. The strange feeling which comes over us when we sense: this is skin - this is bone - all in a single vision that is completely unearthly. The dreaminess of our existence mixed at the same time with the indescribably sweet illusion of reality.”
“Even the disciples of Jesus all fled from their master's cross. Christians who do not have the feeling that they must flee the crucified Christ have probably not yet understood him in a sufficiently radical way.”
“Perseverance is the key to starting a successful business.”

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